Kern County, CA has a population of 882,176 people with a median age of 31.4 and a median household income of $51,342. Between 2014 and 2015 the population of Kern County, CA grew from 874,589 to 882,176, a 0.87% increase and its median household income grew from $47,644 to $51,342, a 7.76% increase.

The population of Kern County, CA is 52.2%Hispanic, 35.4%White, and 5.42%Black. N/A of the people in Kern County, CA speak a non-English language, and 86.5% are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Kern County, CA are Bakersfield College, with 1,963 graduates, California State University-Bakersfield, with 1,911 graduates, and UEI College-Bakersfield, with 565 graduates.

The median property value in Kern County, CA is $197,100, and the homeownership rate is 56.6%. Most people in Kern County, CA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 22.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Kern County, CA is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Kern County, CA is $51,342. Males in Kern County, CA have an average income that is 1.26 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,710. The income inequality of Kern County, CA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.504 which is higher than the national average.

Households in Kern County, CA have a median annual income of $51,342, which is less than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Kern County, CA compares to that in it's parent locations.

In 2015, the income inequality in California was 0.504 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a -0.1% decline from 2014 to 2015, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even.

The 2015GINI for California is higher than the national average of 0.486. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comaprison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in various wage buckets compared to the national average.

In 2015, the census tract with the highest Median Household Income in Kern County, CA was Census Tract 038.10 with a value of $139,643, followed by Census Tract 028.11 and Census Tract 038.13, with respective values of $123,932 and $116,813.

The following map shows all of the census tracts in Kern County, CA colored by their Median Household Income.

21.9% of the population in Kern County, CA (852,490 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 14.7%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 25-34, followed by Female 6-11 and then Male < 5.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kern County, CA is White, followed by Hispanic or Latino and Black or African American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2014 to 2015, employment in Kern County, CA grew at a rate of 5%, from 328,210 employees to 344,626 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kern County, CA, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Healthcare & Social Assistance, and Retail trade. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kern County, CA, though some of these residents may live in Kern County, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Kern County, CA. In Kern County, CA the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 49 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $9,708. Monterey County, CA has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in California.

Kern County, CA residents 6-17 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in California. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Kern County, CA were $9,708 in 2014, but $9,684 in 2013. These numbers represent a 0.25% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Kern County, CA are $$120 more than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Kern County, CA compared to national reimburesments.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Kern County, CA between the ages of 65 and 75 had 3,906 eye exams, 5,564 hemoglobin tests, and 5,452 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

In 2014, out of the 4,347 women in Kern County, CA between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 2,302 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 41.5, followed by New Hampshire with 34.3 and Ohio with 29.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted).

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Tehama County, CA has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 11.2%, the highest value of any county in California. This represents a 4.67% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 10.7%.

The following map shows all of the counties in California colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Humboldt County, CA has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 15.9%, the highest value of any county in California. This represents a 4.61% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 15.2%.

The following map shows all of the counties in California colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Monterey County, CA has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 10.6, the highest rate of any county in California. This represents a 12.8% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 9.4.

The following map shows all of the counties in California colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Kern County, CA is home to a population of 882,176 people, from which 86.5% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Kern County, CA is composed of 460,239Hispanic residents (52.2%), 312,308White residents (35.4%), 47,823Black residents (5.42%), 39,729Asian residents (4.5%), and 17,344Two+ residents (1.97%). The most common foreign languages in Kern County, CA are Spanish (306,093 speakers), Tagalog (8,738 speakers), and Other Indic (7,215 speakers), but compared to other places, Kern County, CA has a relative high number of Other Indic (7,215 speakers), Spanish (306,093 speakers), and Other Pacific Island (2,952 speakers).

In 2015, the median age of all people in Kern County, CA was 31.4. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 26.3, were generally younger than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 43.9. But people in Kern County, CA are getting getting older. In 2014, the average age of all Kern County, CA residents was 31.2.

In 2015, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 4.32MCalifornia residents, followed by Philippines with 878,605 and China with 555,855.

When compared to other states, California has a relatively high number of residents that were born in Armenia. In 2015, there were 70,340 people from Armenia living in California, approximately 6.8 times more than would be expected based on national averages.

As of 2015, 86.5% of Kern County, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93%. In 2014, the percentage of US citizens in Kern County, CA was 86.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been declining in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Kern County, CA compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2015, there were 1.47 times more Hispanic residents (460,239 people) in Kern County, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 312,308White and 47,823Black residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Kern County, CA as a share of the total population.

344,800 of Kern County, CA citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is N/A the national average of 21.5%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Kern County, CA was Spanish. 34.7% of the overall population of Kern County, CA are native Spanish speakers. 0.99% speak Tagalog and 0.82% speak Other Indic, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other counties, Kern County, CA has a relatively high number of residents that are native Other Indic speakers. In 2015, there were 7,215 native Other Indic speakers living in Kern County, CA, approximately 3.04 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

In 2015 universities in Kern County, CA awarded 6,136 degrees. The student population of Kern County, CA is skewed towards females, with 1,889 male students and 4,247 female students. Most students in Kern County, CA are Hispanic or Latino (3,268 and 53.3%), followed by White (1,771 and 28.9%), Asian (277 and 4.51%), and Black or African American (276 and 4.5%). The largest universities in Kern County, CA by number of graduates are Bakersfield College (1,963 and 32%), California State University-Bakersfield (1,911 and 31.1%), and UEI College-Bakersfield (565 and 9.2%). The most popular majors in Kern County, CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (280 and 4.56%), Humanistic Studies (138 and 2.25%), and Registered Nursing (134 and 2.18%). The median tuition costs in Kern County, CA are N/A for private four year colleges, and $5,472 and $16,632 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

In 2015, the most common concentation for Associate's Degree recipients in Kern County, CA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 280 graduates.

When compared to other counties, Kern County, CA has a relatively high number of students obtaining a Associate's Degree in Journalism. In 2015, there were 7 graduates, which is approximately 4.92 times more than would be expected based on the national percentage of students who graduate with a Journalism degree.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associate's Degree from schools in Kern County, CA according to their major.

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Kern County, CA were Hispanic or Latino. These 3,268 graduates mean that there were 1.85 times more Hispanic or Latino graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 1,771 graduates.

The median property value in Kern County, CA is $197,100, which is 1.01 times larger than the national average of $194,500. Between 2014 and 2015 the median property value increased from $183,100 to $197,100, a 7.65% increase. The homeownership rate of Kern County, CA is 56.6%, which is lower than the national average of 63%. People in Kern County, CA have an average commute time of 22.1 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Kern County, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$51,342

Median Household Income

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263,273

Number of Households

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In 2015, the median household income of the 263,273 households in Kern County, CA grew to $51,342 from the previous year's value of $47,644.

The following chart displays the households in Kern County, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75-$100k range.

In 2015, the median property value in Kern County, CA grew to $197,100 from the previous year's value of $183,100.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Kern County, CA compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kern County, CA the largest share of households have a property value in the $200k-$250k range.

This chart shows the households in Kern County, CA distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kern County, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The following chart displays the households in Kern County, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kern County, CA have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in Kern County, CA have a shorter commute time (22.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.2 minutes). Additionally, 2.4% of the workforce in Kern County, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Kern County, CA compared to its parent geographies.